The Law Magazine and Review: A Quarterly Review of JurisprudenceSaunders and Benning, 1912 - Law |
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... prisoner is found guilty and convicted , when it takes him over for the purpose of punishment . Up to that point the prosecution is a game or legal duel , between the prosecutor and the prisoner , in which the judge is present merely to ...
... prisoner is found guilty and convicted , when it takes him over for the purpose of punishment . Up to that point the prosecution is a game or legal duel , between the prosecutor and the prisoner , in which the judge is present merely to ...
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... prisoner's guilt , and every prisoner is presumed to be innocent until he is proved guilty , Continental procedure is based upon the contrary presumption , that the prisoner is guilty and it is for him to prove his innocence . The ...
... prisoner's guilt , and every prisoner is presumed to be innocent until he is proved guilty , Continental procedure is based upon the contrary presumption , that the prisoner is guilty and it is for him to prove his innocence . The ...
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... prisoner , and which seems to us so contrary to the spirit of justice — is founded on the theory that the best , even the only satisfactory , proof of guilt is the confession of the accused . ' Has he confessed ? ' is the Frenchman's ...
... prisoner , and which seems to us so contrary to the spirit of justice — is founded on the theory that the best , even the only satisfactory , proof of guilt is the confession of the accused . ' Has he confessed ? ' is the Frenchman's ...
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... prisoner's past offences ( if any ) is excluded until after the jury has given its verdict , when it is admitted only to guide the judge in passing sentence . A man , it is said , must be tried upon the evidence and that alone , not ...
... prisoner's past offences ( if any ) is excluded until after the jury has given its verdict , when it is admitted only to guide the judge in passing sentence . A man , it is said , must be tried upon the evidence and that alone , not ...
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... prisoner , they must be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt of his guilt . And this as a conviction , created in their minds , and not merely as a matter of probability ; and if it was only an impression of probability , their duty was to ...
... prisoner , they must be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt of his guilt . And this as a conviction , created in their minds , and not merely as a matter of probability ; and if it was only an impression of probability , their duty was to ...
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